Practice Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) - 11.5.2 | Module 6: Introduction to Deep Learning (Weeks 11) | Machine Learning
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11.5.2 - Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD)

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD)?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how it differs from batch gradient descent.

Question 2

Easy

Why is a learning rate important in SGD?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens if the learning rate is too high or too low.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does SGD stand for?

  • Standardized Gradient Decent
  • Stochastic Gradient Descent
  • Static Gradient Decision

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how it utilizes data differently from batch methods.

Question 2

True or False: SGD calculates the gradient based on the entire dataset.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the definition of stochastic as it relates to the term 'entire dataset'.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Analyze SGD's performance on a dataset with varying levels of noise. How would you expect SGD’s oscillations to vary in this scenario?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how noise might influence the gradient calculations.

Question 2

Given a dataset of 100,000 samples, design a mini-batch size for SGD that balances training time and convergence stability.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how batch sizes affect the update frequency.

Challenge and get performance evaluation